San Antonio Takes the Spotlight in One of Houston’s Coolest Art Parties

EaDo's Newest Venue Gets to Host a Rollicking Affair With American Idol Cred

BY Emma Gilliam // 01.18.19

photography Johnny Than

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Rainey Knudson, Marita Fairbanks

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Hosts Marcus Sloan & Shannon Hall

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Jennifer Battaglia, Brandon Zech

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Claire Cusack, host Shannon Hall

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Crowds of collectors and arts patrons gather at Sloan/Hall

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Marita Fairbanks, Eleanor Gilbane

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Christina Rees admires the art lots.

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Bevin Dubrowski, Eleanor Gilbane

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Jeffrey Dell's "Someone Else is on Our Moon," 2017

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Jimmy James Canales' "Botas de Cuchillas," 2012

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Leslie Ballard Hull, Jereann Chaney, Holland Chaney

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Clint Willour, Marita Fairbanks, Rainey Knudson

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Checking out Ana Fernandez's "Piñatas," 2018

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Ken Little's "Beau Buck (Rudio)," 2018

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Sarah, Leigh, Reggie, and Sam Smith

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Michael Velliquette's "Untitled 5 (Viññana)," 2017

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Tim Moloney, Caroline Starry

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Montaque, Rainey Knudson, Clint Willour

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Anthony Rundblade's "Unconscious Products," 2017

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Christina Rees, Henry Sanchez

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Cindee Klement, Yvette and Scott Hill

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Joey Fauerso's "Sam with Flowers," 2012

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Ken Little's "Beau Buck (Rudio)," 2018, drew appreciative glances.

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Host Marcus Sloan with canine

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Guest, Marianne Bruvel, Don Mafrige Jr., Claire Cusack

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Kelly O'Connor "Bottom of the Pool (Miami, Fl)," 2018

What: The Glasstire Gala and Art Auction Preview Party

Where: Sloan/Hall

PC Moment: Glasstire’s second annual art auction and gala — this year themed San Antonio Comes to Houston! — kicked off with a high-style preview fiesta hosted at River Oaks’ haute spot, on-trend retailer Sloan/Hall. Guests got a first look at 36 pieces to be auctioned at the upcoming bash.

Signature cocktails by Treaty Oak Gin flowed as the posh patrons enjoyed a sneak preview of Glasstire’s exclusive lots that highlight San Antonio talents, among them Kelly O’Connor, Jimmy James Canales and Ricky Armendariz, whose works attracted particular interest.

O’Connor’s Bottom of the Ocean (Miami, FL) collage pops with vibrant color contrasted by muted tones of vintage record covers. Canales’ Botas de Cuchillas sculpture features black cowboy boots adorned with 110 knife blades and filled with dirt from the four corners of San Antonio. Armendariz’s woodblock print carved and burned with images of eagles is titled Modern Prometheus Unbound (Remix).

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Save the date: Glasstire’s vibrant gala for the collecting set goes down this Friday, January 18. Chaired by Marita and J.B. Fairbanks, Eleanor and Dan Gilbane, and Shannon Hall and Marcus Sloan, the bash takes place at East downtown’s newest industrial venue, The Space HTX. It would not be a Glasstire event without fun-loving frivolity, and this soirée includes a performance by drag queen Ada Vox, a San Antonio native and 2018 Top 10 finalist on American Idol.

See Vox in a performance here:

Catering is by Tim the Girl with librations courtesy of Treaty Oak Distilling, Tito’s Vodka, and Palmaz Vineyard, with beats by DJ Men-Yo to keep the party on its feet.